The State v. Wood

Peterson, Judge.

The State appeals from the trial court’s grant of defendant Johann Michael Wood’s motion to dismiss the indictment on constitutional speedy trial grounds, arguing that the trial court erred in considering Wood’s constitutional speedy trial motion without Wood having joined the issue or subjected himself to the court’s jurisdiction, without Wood being present in court, and in failing to accord any weight to the trial delay caused by Wood’s own actions. We vacate the trial court’s order and remand to the trial court because the trial court made a factual error regarding a reason…